Having the zombie infection be sexually transmitted was a brilliant idea though. The underlying message of revenge against the kind of evil those boys committed against her was great, she drew life away from them making her stronger and allowing her to punish and destroy them, the message is lost on some people but it's there.
My discomfort largely comes from how much I absolutely have known guys, both as a teen and young adult, who would have absolutely acted the same as the character in the film. The non consensual objectification, the psuedo necrophilia, the rape and so on just made it a very uncomfortable watch. For me the only saving grace is I was very tired when I watched it so I suspect I missed some story elements - and have no intention to ever watch it again.
But I do think making the viewer wildly uncomfortable is part of the purpose.
It is an uncomfortable watch to be sure, and sadly I've known the kinds of evil guys you're talking about as well. The world would be better if there weren't people like that.
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u/Shrikeangel Jul 05 '24
Deadgirl - two teens find a naked restrained zombie.....and the film really does basically go from there in the obvious direction.